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Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
Shauna Niequist
3.69 AVERAGE
974 reviews for:
Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
Shauna Niequist
3.69 AVERAGE
Just wow. I can relate to Shauna on so many levels. Her story sounded so much like my own. The need to please, give, and take care of others at my own expense. The need to do more, and never rest. All the chaos. It's made me exhausted. It's left me feeling so empty yet still so full. Every new goal reached was never satisfying and I always needed more. My success driven mind needed to hear it's more than okay to relax. It's okay to live in the moment instead of always chasing a dream. A dream that I couldn't fully enjoy, and that always seemed to slip away as soon as I'd reached it. The thing about goal reaching is that there's always a new goal so you never really arrive. I need these quiet moments to find God, me, my family and that's okay. Her words really moved me. I want to do more for God, my family, myself and less for those that have always demanded from me more than I ever really had. I was so convinced I had to prove myself caring and hard working that no was never an option. Now no is the only option I have before I lose, and miss out on what really matters in life. I can't explain how much this book moved me. Although I can't afford lake house vacations, taking time off work, or to travel. As much as I wish I could. I do now realize that I can't make more hours in a day and I can't lose my life working impossible hours at the expense of real rest and time with my children.
This book has been amazing. I encourage everyone to read it. Maybe even re-read it.
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Very Christian oriented, but so many salient points about how we spend our time and what’s important.
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“[Present over perfect is] about rejecting the myth that every day is a new opportunity to prove our worth, and about the truth that our worth is inherent, given by God, not earned by our hustling.”
2.5/5. Parts I loved and parts I felt were too repetitive/could have been a lengthy essay in one. But this work reminded me of "Cold Tangerines" and "Bittersweet" which remain my favorite works of Shauna's.
Some random thoughts about setting down expectations of perfection as a mother. This is born again Christian grace meets Brene Brown. I enjoyed it, I read it at a good time and it gave me some things to think about. It wouldn't be high on my recommend or gifting list, but it was interesting.